John Wayne

Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino: Who Knew He Could Act? Like John Wayne in True Grit, it May Lead to an Oscar

Michael Russnow | Posted 11.26.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Dustin Hoffman, Million Dollar Baby, Russnow, William Holden, Bee Vang, Laos, True Grit, Oscar, John Wayne, Movies, Clint Eastwood, Laurence Olivier, Nick Schenk, Ahney Her, Dave Johansson, Vietnam, Michigan, Michael Russnow, Dirty Harry, Cambodia, Korean War, Leonardo Dicaprio, Unforgiven, Hmong, Breezy, Entertainment News
Michael Russnow

John Wayne found True Grit towards the end of his career and now Clint Eastwood has done the same with an unforgettable performance in Gran Torino.

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P.O.W., It's the New Teflon

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 08.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Amato, Ben Smith, Steve Benen, Maureen Dowd, John McCain, Ana Marie Cox, Howard Fineman, John Kerry, Pow, Safety, Charlton Heston, Rambo, Vietnam, Security, John Wayne, Politics News
Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

McCain has been tweaking his P.O.W. story, with some variation, for many years. For Democrats, critiquing its overuse is too little, too late.

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Obama Bayh Does Not Look Good On Bumper Stickers

Tom Gregory | Posted 08.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Bye, Marilyn Monroe, Vice President, Evan Bayh, Kirk Douglas, Decision 2008, Joan Crawford, Election Day, Mgm, John Wayne, Barack Obama, Renaming Bayh, Politics News
Tom Gregory

MGM held a movie magazine contest to rename their "next big thing." The winning entry: Joan Crawford. I hope Obama keeps this in mind before he considers putting "Obama Bayh" on bumper stickers.

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The Biggest Jerk on Television

John Farr | Posted 07.08.2008 | Media

Read More: Fox News, Sean Hannity, George W. Bush, Pro-Bush Propaganda, Rupert Murdoch, Outfoxed, Fox News Alert, The O'Reill. Y Factor, John Wayne, Bill O'Reilly, Robert Greenwald, Media News
John Farr

Even if you've already seen this film, viewing Outfoxed again now will cast an even harsher light on the damage done by this channel.

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DVDs: Can Shia LaBeouf Play Indy?

Michael Giltz | Posted 06.03.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: TV Shows, Clint Eastwood, Indiana Jones, Westerns, Control, Elizabeth Gaskell, John Wayne, Dvds, Movies, Muppets, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

I've been away for a few weeks so let's play catch up on some of the top DVD releases of the past four weeks.

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Our Future to Create

Paula Gordon | Posted 12.31.2007 | Politics

Read More: 9/11, Rogue State, John Wayne, Susan Faludi, The Terror Dream, Politics News
Paula Gordon

The rush is over. I'm thinking about what enhanced my 2007 and will inform my 2008. Susan Faludi's _The Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post-911 A...

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Ho-Ho-Hold Everything

Jamie Reidy | Posted 11.26.2007 | Media

Read More: Vivian Stringer, Radio, Santa Claus, Don Ho, Hostess Company, Reverend Jesse Jackson, John Wayne, Reverend Al Sharpton, Snow White, Imus, Satire, Westaff, Media News
Jamie Reidy

Forbidding Santas from saying "h ho ho" is not merely "yet another case of political correctness," as so many commentators claim. I say Hogate doesn't go far enough.

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